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“jianwei ren”

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  • Waste PET-MOF-Cleanwater

    Waste PET-Derived Metal-Organic Framework (MOFs) as Cost-Effective Adsorbents for Removal of Hazardous Elements from Polluted Water

    by Jianwei Ren, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo, Tien-Chien Jen ...
    In counties like South Africa, firstly, the waste PET stream has posed a serious problem to the environment, and the current recycling of waste PET remains as low as 30%. The waste PET recycling industries such as PETCO & Extrupet (South Africa) are struggling to implement innovative processes to make cooperate more profitable. Secondly, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a new class of porous ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel

    Production and Use

    Edited by Leonard Uchejim Okonye, Chike George Okoye-Chine, Kabir Opeyemi Otun, Jianwei Ren ...
    The aviation sector’s direct emissions account for roughly 2.5% of global CO2 emissions. Electrification may be plausible for short flights but is unlikely to be suitable for long haul flights; hydrogen powered planes are a possibility but will only be sustainable if enough hydrogen can be produced sustainably. This means that sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are urgently needed.Beginning with an ... Read more

    $331.99 CAD

  • Sustainable Corrosion Inhibition Using Agricultural Waste

    An ESG Strategy

    by Omotayo Sanni, Kingsley Ukoba, Jianwei Ren, Tien-Chien Jen ...
    This book discusses corrosion and inhibition using agricultural waste including the impact of corrosion on key emerging technologies such as 3D printing, clean energy, smart coating, and machine learning via environment, sustainability, and governance and economies (ESG) approach. The advantages and disadvantages of using this ecofriendly, sustainable natural product as a corrosion inhibitor over ... Read more

    $329.99 CAD

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    Australia’s Electric Future

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    An inspiring, practical plan to transform Australia’s energy system and supercharge our response to the climate crisis‘About f-cking time we have an actual plan written down that can be executed and financed. In a decarbonised world, Australia is a winner. The opportunity now is ours for the taking.’ —Mike Cannon-BrookesClimate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now – but ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

    by David JC MacKay ...
    Series series without the hot air
    The enlightening, best-selling book on understanding sustainable energy and how we can make energy plans that add up.If you've ever wondered how much energy we use, and where it comes from – and where it could come from – but are fed up with all the hot air and 'greenwash', this is the book for you. Renewable resources are 'huge', but our energy consumption is also 'huge'. To compare 'huge' things ... Read more

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  • A Bright Future

    How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow

    by Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist ...
    The inspiration for Nuclear Now, the new Oliver Stone film, co-written by Joshua GoldsteinAs climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries have already replaced fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources, and done so rapidly, in one to two decades. By following their methods, we could ... Read more

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  • No Miracles Needed

    How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air

    by Mark Z. Jacobson ...
    The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have time to save the planet without resorting to 'miracle' technologies. We need to wave goodbye to ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

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  • Invention and Innovation

    A Brief History of Hype and Failure

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    Tour the history of human invention—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts—in this history book from the New York Times-bestselling author of How the World Really Works.A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: “Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception.”The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil, author of ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

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  • Nuclear 2.0

    Why a green future needs nuclear power

    by Mark Lynas ...
    Everything you thought you knew about nuclear power is wrong. This is just as well, because nuclear energy is essential to avoid catastrophic global warming.While renewables will surely play an important part in our future energy strategy, expecting them to deliver all the world's power is dangerously delusional. In 2014, statistics showed that wind and solar power contributed only 1 per cent of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Comprehending the Climate Crisis

    Everything You Need to Know About Global Warming and How to Stop It

    by Bradley J. Dibble ...
    Global warming and climate change are complex environmental issues with varying opinions and endless facts available from numerous sources. In Comprehending the Climate Crisis, author Dr. Bradley J. Dibble provides a comprehensive overview of the climate issues facing the world today.Written for the layperson, Comprehending the Climate Crisis discusses the background science, the problem of global ... Read more

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  • Thoughts of a Scientist, Citizen, and Grandpa on Climate Change

    Bridging the Gap Between Scientific and Public Opinion

    by Eric P. Grimsrud ...
    Global warming has been a subject of great interest to both the scientific community and the general public during the last two decades. The consensus among scientists is that global warming is caused by mans activities. At the same time, however, the publics perceived importance of the global warming issue has not yet prompted them or their elected representatives to take an appropriate level of ... Read more

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  • Where are the Flying Cars? Science, Technology, and Public Policy

    by John Youker ...
    Where are the Flying Cars? is not really about flying cars. It's a brief discussion of science, technology and public policy, and the need to confront the reality that not all new and proposed technologies will ultimately prove to be both successful and (hopefully) environmentally benign.We as a species have been so successful in constructing various devices and machines, as well as artificial ... Read more

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